Virginia Madsen 'excited by Event role'

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Virginia Madsen has claimed that she is excited to be joining the cast of The Event.

The actress, who recently signed up to play Alaskan senator Catherine Lewis, revealed in an official NBC interview that she has watched the show since the pilot.

"I was a fan of the show before I was [cast] and it's my son's favorite show," she explained. "To be able to actually walk into this world is very exciting to me, because I kind of feel like I'm getting the inside scoop!"

Madsen revealed that her character will uncover new information about the alien containment facility at Inostranka, in the second part of the show's two-hour mid-season premiere.

"I can tell you that I do find out some things that no-one else has found out before," she teased. "I do find out some things about Inostranka and that's really exciting. What is she going to do with this information that could take down a Presidency? That could take down an entire government?"

Her co-star Blair Underwood previously implied that the Lewis character was inspired by real-life politician Sarah Palin.